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Top Travel Gear Fails of 2015

Last year, we rounded up some of the best travel gear fails out there. While those were certainly pretty epic, 2015 brought with it its own share of new gadgets that attempted to change the world in the oddest way possible. Here are some of our favorite new finds.

Top Travel Gear Fails of 2015

Last year, we rounded up some of the best travel gear fails out there. While those were certainly pretty epic, 2015 brought with it its own share of new gadgets that attempted to change the world in the oddest way possible. Here are some of our favorite new finds.

Jupiter

Why carry a vaporizer and a phone when you can combine them into one? Jupiter is an Android smartphone with a built-in vaporizer for puffing while you’re making important calls. Take things into full party mode with the optional hookah attachment.

Portable Razor Shaver

The foldable razor can be slipped into you wallet like a credit card, and opened up whenever you need a quick shave on the road. There's no way toting a blade in your wallet could go wrong!

Lighted Slippers

These flashlight slippers work like headlights for your feet, lighting your way to the hotel bathroom...or making your late-night adventures a little more obvious.

Jaktogo

Unlike some of the fashionable travel jackets we’ve seen over the past few years, Jaktogo looks like you’ve decided to wear your suitcase to the airport. Hopefully there’s a pocket for the seatbelt extender you’ll need to wear a week’s worth of clothes in that middle seat.

Plane Sheets

Plane Sheets let you upgrade that coach seat in leopard, camouflage, or velour. The idea is to make seats more sanitary—while prompting your fellow passengers to ask, what, no plastic?

Thync

Forget yoga: The best way to relax your mind is obviously through a little electrocution. Thync uses low-energy waveforms—a.k.a. "neuroscience," says Thync—to signal the nerves in your head to get your body ready to workout, take a nap, or ask why am I wearing this?!

Rufus Cuff

Meant to compete with the Apple Watch, the Rufus Cuff is a “wrist communicator” that's basically a smartphone strapped to your arm. It makes voice and video calls, surfs the web, and looks like something Zack Morris would wear to an interview.

Pillow Neck Tie

Finally, someone has created the ultimate hybrid of fashion and comfort. With the inflatable pillow neck tie, you’re just a few puffs away from creating the perfect pillow to snuggle up with between meetings on that business trip. Just be sure to wipe the drool off first.

Pickpocket Alarm

Scare both thieves and fellow travelers with this pickpocket alarm. When attached to, say, your cellphone, the device will sound a 95-decibel alarm whenever someone tries to snatch something out of your pocket. It's about the equivalent of a police whistle, just shy of a jackhammer.